Curriculum Vitae
Yan “Joni” Zhou
Degree Field
Ph.D. International Economics
Institution
University of California, Santa Cruz
Year
2006
M.A.
M.A.
B.A.
International Economics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Renmin University of China, Beijing
Renmin University of China, Beijing
2003
2002
1999
2012-present
2006 - 2011
2002-2006
2005
2004
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
California State University, Sacramento
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
California State University, Sacramento
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Risk Analyst
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), California
Instructor, Department of Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
 “Reserves and Exchange Rates for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Threshold
Cointegration Analysis,” with Smile Dube, Advances in Management and Applied Economics , forthcoming
 “Interest Rate Asymmetries in South Africa’s Lending-Deposit Spread,” with Smile Dube,
International Economics (Economia Internationale) , forthcoming
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 “South Africa’s Short and Long Term Interest Rates: A Threshold Cointegration Analysis,” with Smile Dube, 2013, Business and Economic Research, Volume 3, No. 1, 187-211
 “The Repo Rate Pass-Through to the Prime Rate in South Africa: Evidence from ARDL and
FMLS models,” with Smile Dube, 2013, Journal of Business Theory and Practice, Volume 1,
No. 2,199-213
 “Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural India: Lessons from a Survey in Four States,” with
Nirvikar Singh, Kristen Williams, Jake Kendall, and P.D. Kaushik, Review of Market
Integration , 2013, 5(1): 1–41
 “Import Demand and Foreign Exchange Reserves: Evidence from CIBS,” with Smile Dube,
December 2011, Journal of Economic Development, Volume 36, No. 4, 73-96
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“The Digital Divide in Rural South Asia: Survey Evidence from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri
Lanka,” with Nirvikar Singh and P.D. Kaushik, 2011, IIMB Management Review
Volume 23, Issue 1, 15-29
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“The Underlying Link between Fiscal Policy Patterns and International Reserves,” 2010,
Review of Development Economics . Volume 14, No. 4, 712-725
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“International Reserves and Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries,” 2009, Review of
International Economics, 17(5), 942-960
 “The Study of China’s Deflation and Relevant Policy Selection—Policy on Foreign
Investment,” coauthored with Zou Zhengfang, Chinese Financial and Economic Press 2001
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City of West Sacramento Economic Development Advisory Commission (2011- present)
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President of Sacramento Economic Roundtable (2013-2014)
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Vice President of Asian Pacific Community Counseling (2013-present)
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Invited speaker on Economics for Academic Decathlon in Northern California (2008,
2009, 2013)
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Board Member and Secretary of Asian Pacific Community Counseling (2012)
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Vice President of Sacramento Economic Roundtable (2012)
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Economic Roundtable Expert Network (2008-2012)
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SSIS Faculty Council (Fall 2013)
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 UEI Board of Directors (2010-2013)
 Investment Committee at UEI (2010-2013)
 Audit Committee at UEI (2012-2013)
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GE assessment on Econ1A (2007-2013)
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Chair of Human Subjects Committee (2013)
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Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Learning Community Faculty (Fall 2008 and
Fall 2013)
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Student Adjunct Program (2010, 2013)
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Program Assessment Team for Department of Criminal Justice (2012-2013)
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Floor Marshall at the SSIS Commencements (2007-2012)
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Personnel Committee at UEI (2010-2012)
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IPP Assessment Document Preparation for Economics Department Graduate Program
(2012)
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Curriculum Committee, Department of Economics (2006 - 2012)
 Graduate Thesis Advising, Department of Economics (2006 - 2012)
 Community Service Faculty Fellow (2011-2012)
 Anthony & Soula Leones Scholarship Review Committee (2011-2012)
 SSIS Curriculum Committee (2008-2010 and Spring 2012)
 Economics Department RTP Committee (2012)
 Economics Department Student Advisor (2010-2012)
 Reviewer for the University Pedagogy Enhancement Award (2007-2012)
 Asian Studies Program (2007-2012)
 SSIS Outstanding Awards Committee (2011)
 University Livingston Lecture Committee (2008-2011)
 Faculty Representative on the Parent Advisory Council of the ASI Children’s Center
Advisory Board (2009-2010)
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Graduate Committee, Department of Economics (2007 - 2010)
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 Asian Pacific Islander American Research Center (2009-2010)
 Tunnel Marshall at the SSIS Spring Commencement (2009)
 Chair of the Appointment Committee for a tenure-track position in macroeconomics
(2008-2009)
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Interview Committee, Department of Economics (2008-2009)
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Application Screening Subcommittee, Department of Economics (2008-2009)
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University Parent Advising Council (2008-2009)
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Executive Committee, Department of Economics (2008-2009)
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Primary Advisor of a Graduate Project (2007-2009)
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Department Representative at the University Major Fair (Nov, 2006 and Nov 2008)
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Economics Departmental Representative on Faculty Grievance Panels (2008)
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Undergraduate Internship Supervisor (2007 - 2008)
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Economics Department Application Screening Subcommittee (2007 - 2008)
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Economics Department Representative for GE assessment on Econ1A (2007 - 2008)
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Curry Funds for Faculty (2012-2013)
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Faculty Promotion and Development Award (2010-2012)
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SSIS Faculty Council Travel Awards (2010-2012)
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Faculty Professional Development Award from the Office of the President at California State
University, Sacramento (2009)
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Sacramento State Research and Creative Activity Award (2008 - 2009)
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2007-2008 CSUS College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies/Institute for Social
Research Faculty Fellow (2008)
 Institute on Global Conflict and Corporation Dissertation Fellowship (2005-2006)
 Economics Department Teaching Assistant Award for Excellence in Teaching (2004)
 Merit-based Tuition Fellowships (2001-2005)
 Renmin University of China President’s Scholarship (2000-2001)
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 Renmin University of China Outstanding Student Scholarship (1999-2000)
 Zhongjing Fellowship for Excellent Essays in Economics (1998-1999)
 Wu Dakun Scholarship for Promising Scholars in International Economics (1996-1997)
 Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference at Seattle,
Washington, 2013
 Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference at San Francisco,
California, 2012
 33rd Annual Institute on Research and Statistics at California State University, Sacramento,
2012
 Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference at San Diego,
California, 2011
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Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference at Portland, Oregon,
2010
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The Third Annual Journal of International Money and Finance (JIMF) conference at
University of California, Santa Cruz, May 2009
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American Economic Association 2009 Annual Conference at San Francisco, California,
January 2009
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Santa Cruz Center for International Economics 11th annual conference at Santa Cruz,
California, October 2008
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Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Conference at Waikiki, Hawaii, July
2008
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CEGE Annual Conference on Perspectives on Financial Globalization and Adjustment at
University of California, Davis, May 2008
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Santa Cruz Center for International Economics annual conference at Santa Cruz, California,
October 2007
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Conference on “The Euro and the Dollar in a Globalized Economy” sponsored by Santa Cruz
Center for International Economics (SCCIE), Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Center for European Integration Studies, and the Delegation of the European Commission,
Washington, D.C., 2006
 Applied International Finance SCCIE Mini-Conference, Santa Cruz, California, 2005
 The SCCIE 4 th -8 th Annual International Economics Conferences, Santa Cruz, California,
2001-2005
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 The Intersection of International Trade and International Finance Conference, Santa Cruz,
California, 2004
 Global IT Industry: The Future of China and India, Silicon Valley Regional Center, Moffet
Field, 2003
 American Economics Association
 Western Economics Association
 Santa Cruz Center for International Economics
 Asian Studies Program at California State University, Sacramento
 Asian Pacific Islander American Research Center
 Round Table Group's Expert Network
 National Association of Business Economics
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Sacramento Economic Roundtable
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